Iran Exports Main Ingredient of Fragrance Industry to Europe

“We produced eight by-products from the plant, including Anquzeh essential oil, which is used in fragrance industry,” said Teimour Teimourian, the managing director of the company.

He noted that the existence of the essential oil in perfume increases the durability of its smell, adding that Anquzeh essential oil is considered as one of the most widely used basic materials in the fragrance industry.

“The plant has been exported to India as a spice and has also been exported to countries like France, Switzerland and Germany as an essential oil. Our representatives in India, Afghanistan and Europe do marketing and sales,” Teimourian said.

“Anquzeh essential oil is also another product produced by the company, which has many industrial applications,” he said, adding that the plant also enjoys antiseptic properties and research shows that it can treat lung infections.

Asafoetida is the dried latex (gum oleoresin) exuded from the rhizome or tap root of several species of Ferula, perennial herbs growing 1 to 1.5 m (3 to 5 ft) tall. They are part of the celery family, Umbelliferae.

Asafoetida is thought to be in the same genus as silphium, a North African plant now believed to be extinct, and was used as a cheaper substitute for that historically important herb from classical antiquity. The species are native to the deserts of Iran and mountains of Afghanistan where substantial amounts are grown.

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